Día de Pago
Tracy Bond, co-propietaria de Great Valley Pool Service en Frazer, Pennsylvania, sabe que el tiempo es dinero y que encontrar la estructura salarial adecuada puede requerir mucho de ambos.
Pay Day — What Pay Structure Works Best?
Tracy Bond, owner of Great Valley Pool Service in Frazer, Pennsylvania, pragmatically shares the benefits and drawbacks of paying per job and paying per hour, explaining that, while paying per job seems to create more incentive for techs to maximize their time, hourly pay tends to produce better-quality work.
Cleaning Versus Disinfecting
As a certified pool operator (CPO) instructor and consultant, I’ve spoken to countless pool operators over the years who lack an understanding of cleaning and disinfecting swimming pools. These knowledge gaps may be putting your facilities and customers at risk.
Dress for success
Uniforms are a big part of your brand. They can speak to your professionalism or lack thereof, especially in our industry where the standard is basketball shorts and flip-flops.
Philip Lloyd Leslie Sr. 1934−2022
The year was 1963. Working in a small, rented building in the Hollywood Hills with $900 to his name, Philip Lloyd Leslie Sr. followed his passion for entrepreneurship and founded Leslie’s, a swimming pool supplies retail enterprise, which would sell chlorine and other pool chemicals directly to customers. This pioneering entry into the pool care industry led to a company that still dominates its market nearly 60 years later.
Perfecting the Pool Cover
Pool covers are an essential tool for the safety of a pool and those around it, both from the elements and for preventing accidents: To maintain that peace of mind they need to be replaced every so often.
Successful Fuel Management
With the recent surge in gas prices, fuel expenses have increased from $1,300 to $1,600 per month, to more than $3,500 per month over the last two years. To trim costs, Frank Disher, owner of Poolwerx Keller in North Richland Hills, Texas, says his company is taking measures to be more efficient. However, scrutinizing operating expenses can be stressful, tedious and potentially fruitless.
Commemorating the Human Cost of COVID
First of all, can I just mention how happy our cover this issue makes me? What a bunch of joyous people — and how cool that we’ve got three generations represented from Klenswite Pools. At PoolPro, we do our best to be a positive voice for the industry, but I thought it was important to…
Turning with the tides
Earlier this year, the pool service industry saw has seen widespread cost increases for things like chemicals, labor and, especially, gas for service vehicles. These increases have strained operating expenses for many in the business.
Covering Your Investments
When a customer is conceptualizing the pool of their dreams, industry experts will invariably throw in a suggestion or a reminder to include an element that — somewhat ironically — may literally shroud their masterpiece from view.
Klenswite Pools & Spas Can Trace Its Roots Back Three Generations
Family-owned businesses often face the unique challenge of adapting to current trends and practices while remaining true to the company’s original mission. For three generations, Klenswite Pools & Spas management say they have focused unwaveringly on their customers, even in the face of dramatic shifts in the market.
Coming Up for Air
As we move toward something resembling normality, we are honored to share a few of the many stories of people in the pool industry who are still rebuilding the lives they almost lost, or coping with the absence of loved ones that they did lose.